Judge stabbed, Officer Shot In Washington State: Officials

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Officers from multiple agencies in western Washington state were looking for a suspect who fled a courthouse Friday after allegedly shooting a female officer and stabbing a judge who came to her assistance, officials said.

Officers from multiple agencies in western Washington state were looking for a suspect who fled a courthouse Friday after allegedly shooting a female officer and stabbing a judge who came to her assistance, officials said.

Undersheriff Rick Scott said the man gave his name as Michael Thomas when the officer approached him shortly after noon inside the Grays Harbor County Courthouse in Montesano.

"He attacked her with a sharp-edged instrument," Scott said. "The judge came to her aid. She attempted to draw her weapon" but the suspect fired twice, hitting her in shoulder. The judge was stabbed in the neck.

Superior Court Judge David Edwards and officer Polly Davin were in satisfactory condition at Grays Harbor Community Hospital, spokesman David Quigg said.

"They are comfortable and doing well," said Quigg, declining to detail the extent of their injuries.